to want my upstairs neighbours to shut up/ get evicted/die?

[BranflakeGirl]

We have this chavvy, foul mouthed couple of suspected drug dealers living above us and they are driving me nuts. If it's not their mates/customers kicking in the building's main door and yelling, smoking and dropping litter in the hall then it's them having a full on domestic (with violence) or badly faked noisy f, or it's them leaving their mates dog in barking all day while they're out, or it's her daughter (whom she dresses like a mini whore) running about up there for about 12 hours (even though she should be in school!) , or it's their junkie mates cornering me in the hall and scaring the crap out of me! I am sick to death of the constant noise, stress, disturbed sleep and the fact that our landlords seem more on their side than ours even though we are quiet, law abiding citizens!
Is it any bloody wonder I am stressed out and stroppy with DH all the time having to live with this sh?! Why won't these b***s just die or something?!!!

Yanbu at all.

I lived next to a drug deaing scumbag who made my life hell for years. Council and police were hopeless despite him and his mates threatening violence. My other neighbours took me in sobbing on many occassions. Luckily for me I met dh around then and between him and our parents managed to get out, but it could have been much worse.

heQet it may not be good for our "soul" to wish a noisy neighbour dead for this sort of gobshite behaviour but it would be f---ing for our piece of mind!

typos shoud read f---ing fantasticola for our piece of mind

My soul and piece of mind were mighty fucked up by that drug-dealing, noisy piece of shit.

I don't regret for one second wishing him gone.

Gobsmacked at Penguin's response. .

intercoursethepenguin - dumb name, dumb comment! Put up the money for me to buy a house and maybe I'll shut up but otherwise...just shut up. There is no such thing as FREE housing, what planet do you live on? Or are you one of my chav neighbours junkie scum clients?!

Thanks to all the DECENT MN's who have given supportand advice. Sounds like some of you have been in some pretty bad situations (OMG about those poor ducks!!!!)

heQet - I know what you mean about hate, I just get so stressed cos we've done everything we can. I'm not REALLY wishing them dead, I just can't help thinking it would be...helpful, know what I mean

The bible says we should love our neighbours, it also says we should love our enemies probably because they are generally the same people!!!

We have this kind of thing going on in our block at the moment.
We are only a small block so you can hear what goes on if someone is loud. However one of the neighbours complains to the council about everything. She has made life hell for the poor young lad next door(everytime he has music she phones the council because it disturbs her darlings). She even complained about my kitten. She is a gutless coward and hasn't got the balls to say it to anyone's face.
I had got through nine years here without a complaint till she moved in. Shame she can't hear herself when she starts shouting because everyone else can.

BranflakeGirl been there, really feel bad for you going through this, especially while pregnant.

Missus84 has already made some good points. And I totally sympathise with you being nervous - we lived next door to a dysfunctional family falling apart with 2 young dealers who were causing chaos. Reporting it to environmental health and the police resulted in inflaming the situation. These aresholes know that unless they're caught in the act - ie., with drugs on them, or turning up the godawful shite that passes for R'n'B back up the moment the cops are gone - nothing can be done. They made our lives miserable, absolute hell and we moved in the end, from a much loved home that we had put a lot of work into.

However, there's some good news. Your housing association has something that is known as a DUTY OF CARE, to its tenants, and to the community where their housing is. They are meant to ensure that there is no anti-social behaviour. How effective they are depends on how pushy you are prepared to be. I would suggest visiting your local CAB, and seeing if you are eligible for legal aid, and if so,then getting a solicitor who specialises in Housing Law to contact the Housing Association. In the meantime, keep a really detailed record of every disturbance, no matter how trivial it may seem. Also, see if your housing association have other properties they can move you to. You are pregnant - make light of this and insist it is not good for your health. Get your GP to write them a letter too if necessary. Are any other neighbours sick of these people? If so, you may have some strength in numbers - it will also help you feel less nervous.

I am afraid IME, the law is a complete and total arse, but if you can get a solicitor involved it can show how serious you are. While it may do your nut in, under no circumstances resort to their behaviour ever, because believe you me, they'll find a way to use it against you.

HTH, really feel for you, but you have rights and you shouldn't feel uncomfortable in your own home.

Aaaw thanks LadyRabbit. Am going to GP soon about this to get her to back us up. Going to look into getting legal aid etc too.

The other neighbours...don't give a crap as long as it doesn't affect them directly. No sense of community around here. Mind you, there's little sense of community anywhere anymore. Everyone's out for themselves.